"You, de-de...vil..."
There was no strength in his voice.
"Go...go away..."
There was no conviction in his eyes.
He trembled all over as he gazed up at the being before him.
The truth was reflected in his two eyes.
A man stands there.
No, a man? Can one assign a human gender to him? Can one attach a human name to him?
He is not a person.
He must be either a devil or...
...or...
Asuero, unable to contain the truth in his mind, trembled all over. Fear and anguish that gripped his soul emerged amid the throbbing pain of his body.
Only then did the thoughts he had been putting off float up.
How on earth.
How on earth did he know?
How did 'he' discover Asuero's past, and how could he reveal things Asuero had hidden?
...No.
This too is a foolish question.
The truly important question is this:
What is this mysterious being standing before Asuero?